μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Groom deceives bride with substituted bedmate and hides self in order to learn the secret she has promised to tell.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1844.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Husband deceives wife with substituted bedmate.

Filed beside it
Husband has his strong servant substitute in bed with strong wife. The supernaturally strong wife is about to kill her husband Substitute bridegroom to save husband from poison maiden Fairy visits queen in her husband's shape and begets son with her

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